Supreme Court says wrongful loss of life lawsuit in opposition to Dallas officers can go ahead

DALLAS - The excessive court will permit a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed towards the town of Dallas and 4 law enforcement officials.

The family of a man who died in police custody in 2016 sued.

Tony Timpa called police for assist as he had a drug and psychological health disaster.

Town fought against releasing body camera video and whit it did come out it was obvious why. It confirmed the officers mocking the dying man.

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One had his knee on Timpa’s back and neck for almost 15 minutes and the medical expert mentioned that contributed to his dying.

The city of Dallas argued the officers are legally protected from lawsuits.

The Supreme Courtroom upheld a federal appeals court docket’s ruling that may permit the case to proceed.

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"The choice implies that the case can proceed to trial and that there will likely be no extra delays from any appellate courtroom. Additionally, the decision signifies that the Fifth Circuit did it right that their ruling regarding deadly force would be the regulation of the land no less than in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana for as long as we all know," said Geoff Henley, an legal professional for Timpa’s household.

These are the states lined by the Fifth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals ruling permitting the suit to continue.

Three years ago, the Dallas district attorney dropped criminal costs towards three of the officers.             

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